All board members of the Liberty Humane Society, which has shelter contracts with Jersey City and Hoboken, resigns in battle over financial mess and 'no-kill' policy

Melissa Hayes/Journal PhotoA volunteer, right, argues with president of the Liberty Humane Society Board of Directors John O'Keefe, left, and member Gia Arturo, at last night's meeting.

Alleging mismanagement of finances and citing a loss of control over the Liberty Humane Society's decisions, the entire board of directors of the Jersey City animal shelter resigned last night, as reported by The Jersey Journal's Melissa Hayes in today's editions.

The mass resignations are the result of a bitter battle between board members, who want to save money by dramatically reducing the number of animals the shelter houses, and management, which wants to pursue a "no-kill" policy and pursue grant funding to keep the shelter open.